ANSWERS B -1

1. You are on a GMDSS vessel MT Palanmalai/ VTXL IMN 312336482. Your position is 30 26N
043.52W. Master informs you there is an explosion on board and you have to abandon the
vessel. Two crew members are badly burnt.

(a) State the initial action you would take to send the message via telex using Inmarsat B.
(b) PROCEDURE

go on line
Press red distress button for 6 seconds
When RCC responds either type on line or send through DMG
()Once the contact is established, write down the message you would transmit.

MAYDAY
MTPALANMALAI/ VTXL IMN 312336482
POSN 30 DEG 28 MIN N 043 DEG 52 MIN W
EXPLOSION ONBOARD ABANDONING VESSEL SHORTLY
REQUEST IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
23 PERSONS ONBOARD

2 Your ship Nortrans / ATBC has a badly damaged propeller. Your vessel is adrift and currently in
position 45.11N 005.25 W corresponding to sea areaA1. You as master decide to request for a
tow from vessel in the vicinity to the nearest port.

Write down the alert and the message that you will transmit.

SEND URGENCY ALERT ON VHF DSC ON CH 70 TO ALL STA TIONS

Call and Message on ch 16

PAN PAN x3
ALL STATIONS x 3
THIS IS
NORTRANS x 3 /ATBC
AM PN M NaR TROS
Have damaged propeller in posn 45 deg N 005 deg 25 min W. at 1000 UTC request immediate
tow to the nearest port. Vessels to keep clear

master
Over

3 (a) What is the purpose of EPIRB?

The purpose of an EPIRB is to determine the position of survivors during

search and rescue operations

(bWhat does the EPIRB signal indicate?

EPIRB Signal indicates the position of incidence / survival craft and that the survivors may
have left vessel and may not have the receiving facility

(d) State the purpose of SART

SART indicates the position of survivors or survival craft when switched
on and interrogated by an X - band (3 cm) navigational radar. The purpose
of SART is to enable SAR vessel to home on to it
 (d) On what frequencies do the following operate?

(i) CoSPAS-SARSAT EPIRB 406 MHz

(ii) Inmarsat EPIRB
-1.6 GHz
(ii) VHF EPIRB 156.525 MHz

4 (a) VWhat does the DSC Distress alert indicate?

DSC Distress alert indicates that a mobile unit (a ship, aircraft or other
vehicle) or person(s) is threatened by grave and imminent danger and
requires immediate assistance.

(b)What does the DSC Urgency alert indicate?

DSC urgency alert indicates that a very urgent message concerning the safety of a mobile
unit or a safety of a person is about to follow
(e) What does the DSC Safety alert indicate?

DSC safety alert indicates that the calling station has an important
navigational or meteorological message to transmit.

(1) On which MF frequency will you send the above mentioned DSC alertsS?

2187.5 kHz

(g) On which VHF frequency will you send the safety message?

VHF Ch 16/Ch 06

35. Your vessel Jag Lata / ATVW is in posn 2800 S 03500 E approximately 200 miles east of Durban.
This position corresponds to sea area A2. You observed 12 blips on the X-Band Radar and you also
visually see a life raft 8 nm ENE of your position. State the initial action you will take and on which
frequency? Write down the call and message you will then send and on which frequency?

Send DSC distress relay alert to all stations on 2187,5 kHz

On 2182 kHz:

MAYDAYRELAY x3
ALL STATIONS x3

THIS IS
JAG LATA x 3/ATVV

MAYDAY
UNKNOWN VESSEEL
POSITION S F 28 DEG 10 MIN S 03 DEG 20 E
SART SIGNALS
REQUEST IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE.
SIGHTED LIFE RAFT 8 NM ENE

JAG LATA IATVV

PROCEEDING FOR ASSISTANCE

ETA 30 mins

oVER
 ANSWERS B-2

1. (a) What is the common code in NBDP for requesting medical advice?
MED+

(b) Give an example of distress message acknowledgementin NBOPoR

MAYDAY
NAME OF THE DISTRESSED VESSEL/CALL SIGN
DE
NAME OF YOUR VESsSEL/CALL SIGN

RRR MAYDAY

(c) Write down the message sent by CRS indicating distress is over and normal
working can be resumed in NBDP

MAYDAY
ALL STATIONS
DE
MUMBAI RADIO/ WWB

AT 1100 UTC JAG RASHMI /ATPB

SILENCE FINI

2 Your vessel the Rising Sun/EARS MIMSI 623495000 is in sea area A2 in position 42 33 North 027
36 west. You have sighted a vessel capsizing 3NM sSE from your position at 0830UTC. You have
neither received any distress alert nor any distress alert relay. You also observe the vesse's crew
abandoning vessel into two liferafts. State the action that you as Master of your vessel would take.

SEND DSC DISTRESS RELAY ALERT TO ALL STA TIONS ON 2187.5 kHz

CALL

MAYDAY RELAY x 3
ALL STA TIONSx 3
THIS IS
RISING SUN x 3/EARS

MESSAGE
MAYDAY
UNKNOWN VESSEL
POSN 43 DEG 25 MIN N 028 DEG 35 MIN W
CAPSIZED, CREW ABANDONING THE VESSEL IN LIFE RAFTS
REQUEST IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
WEATHER ROUGH SEAS

RISING SUN/EARS
ON SCENE, ETA 30 MINS
OVER
 3. State the purpose of the following frequencies in
GMDSS
(a) 2187.5 kHz: MF DSC DISTRESS URGENCY AND SAFETY ALERTS

(b) 406 MHz: COSPAS

SARSATEPIRB
(c) 2182 kHz : MF R/T DIS TRESS URGENCY SAFETY AND ROUTINE CALLING

(d) 4125 kHz: HF R/T DISTRESS URGENCY SAFETY, AND SAK

(e) 8414.5 kHz : HF DSC DISTRESS URGENCY SAFETY ALERTING

(f) 3023 kHz SHIP- AIRCRAFT SAR

4 (a) State the signal to be used in NBDP when distress traffic is finished and Normal working may be
resumed SILENCE FINI

(b) State the NBDP Distres frequencies on 8/12 MHz Bands

8376.5 kHz / 12520 kHz

(c) State the heading under which a Distress Relay message would be received in
SAT-C
UNDER EGC

(dWhat does the safety signal "Securite" indicate?

THE SAFETY SIGNAL INDICATES THAT CALLING STATION HAS AN IMPORTANT

NAVIGA TIONAL OR METEOROLOGICAL WARNING TO TRANSMIT

(e) When abandoning a ship., state the two radio equipment to be activated for
locating purpose: SART, EPIRB

(f) Under what circumstances the signal "Seelonce Distress" is used?

IT IS USED BY THE NON CONTROLLING STATION TO IMPOSE SILENCE ON AN INTERFERING

STATION WHEN DISTRESS TRAFFIC IS IN PROGRESS

5. (a) Your Inmarsat F-77 is fully operational and set to operate in the AOR-W region with Burum as
default CES. State the sequence you would use to make a distress call.

SELECT TELEPHONE MODE/LIFT HAND SET

PRESS THE RED DISTRESS BUTTON FOR 5 SECONDS
PRESS # KEY ( TO INITIATE CALL)
WHEN RCC ON LINE SPEAK OUT THE MESSAGE

(b) State the contents of the distress message you would send.

MAYDAY
NAME OF THE VESSEL/ CALL SIGN
POSITION OF THE VESSEL
NATURE OF DISTRESS
KIND OF ASSISTANCE REQUIRED
ANY OTHER INFORMATION WHICH MIGHT FACILITATE THE RESCUE

-2)2
 ANSWERS B-3

1 Your ship jag Prakash/ATKZ has received a distress message by NBDP from Ishwari/ ATMD.
(a) Write down the signals and message you would transmit by NBDP to acknowledge the
receipt of Distress message.

MAYDAY
M.V. ISHWARII A TMD
DE
M.V.JAG PRAKASH/ATKZ

RRR MAYDAY

(b) Give an example of the message indicated distress traffic has ceased when transmitted over

NBDP by coast station.

MAYDAY
cQ
DE
MUMBAI RADIO/VWB

AT 1130 UTC ISHWARI/ ATMD

SILENCE FINI
NNNN

2. Write down the examples of the signals to be used in Radio telephony in the following
circumstances
(a) Man overboard :PANPAA MADAY

impose radio silence on

(b) By a station not in distress, nor controlling distress traffic to

an interfering station SEELONCE DIS TRESS

When ship requires medical assis tance : PAN PAN
(c) a

controlling station to announce distress traffic has ceased: SEELONCE FEENEE

(d) By a

SECURITE
(e) When a coast station is to transmit a storm warning

() Repositioning of a n oil rig : SECURITE

3. (a) What procedures should be followed by a ship that hears an urgency signal which is not

followed by a urgency message:

THE VESsEL SHOULD KEEPA LISTENING WATCH FOR SOMETIME. IF NIL HEARD, INFORM

NEAREST CRS AND RESUME NORMAL WORKING

(b)When calling a coast station for medical advice by NBDP, what command would you key-in

upon receiving GA+: MED +

Distress Alert on VHF channel 70. You are in

4. You are a vessel MT Kenya / SFXS. You received a

sea Area A3. State the action you will take.

LOG AND INFORM MASTER

SET WATCH ON VHF CHANNEL 16
ACKNOVWLEDGE BY VOICE
DISTRESS TRAFFIC HEARD,
IF NO VOICE CONTACT AND NO
RELAY ALERT ASHORE
DSC
IF ALERT REPEATS, ACK BY

&3/
 an ou
5. Your vessel Slump/BXPR presently in posn 17 25 N 069 53 E is towing
Rig to Mumbai Port. Your course is 093 degrees and a speed 5 Knots

(a) What type of call/alert would you transmit?

KHZ
SEND DSC SAFETY ALERT TO ALL STATION ON 2187.5

make.
(b)Give an example of the radiotelephone signals you should

SECURITEx 3
ALL STATIONS x 3
THIS IS
M.V.SLUMPx 3/BXPR

(c)Give an example of the message you would transmit by radio telephone

NAVIGATIONAL WARNING

M.V.SLUMP/BXPR
POSN 17 DEG 25 MIN N 069 DEG 53 MINE@100OUTC
- TOWING AN OIL RIG TO MUMBAI PORT.

COURSE 093 SPEED 5 KTS.

VESSELS IN VISINITY NAVIGATE WITH CAUTION

MASTER

OUT

(d) State the frequency/frequencies in MF band that could be used for

(a).(b),&c) above.

2187.5 kHz 2182 kHz

B3/2
 ANSWERS B-4

1. Your ship ParameshwariNTPG at 1030UTC has sighteda floating metal container which
is dangerous to navigation, in position 50 miles SE Girdleness Light. It is drifting
eastwards.
(a) Give an example of the call you would transmit on VHF R/T

(ASSUME WE ARE IN AREA A1)

ALERT SEND DSC SAFTY ALERT TOALL STATIONS ON VHF CH.70

SECURITEx 3
ALL STATIONS x 3
THIS IS
PARAMESHWARI x 3/ VTPG

(b) On which channel would you transmit the call?

VHF CH 16

(c) Give an example of the message you would transmit on the working channel
SECURI 7E

M.V. PARAMESHWARiINTPC
sSIGHTED A FLOATING CONTAINER IN POSITION 50 MILES SE GIRDLENESS LIGHT AT
1000UTC
DRIFTING EASTWARDs.
DANGEROuS TO NAVIGATION. MARINERS TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

MASTER
OUT

2. (a) What does the Distress alert indicate?

DSC DISTRESS ALERT INDICATES THAT A MOBILE UNIT (A SHIP, AIRCRAFT OR OTHER
VEHICLE) OR A PERSON (S) IS THREATENED BÝ GRAVE AND IMMINENT DANGER AND
REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE.

(b) What does the Urgency alert indicate?

DSC URGENCY ALERT INDICATES THAT A VERY URGENT MESSAGE CONCERNING THE
SAFETY OF A SHIP, AIRCRAFT, MOBILE UNIT OR A PERSON IS ABOUT TO FOLLOW

(c) What does the Safety alert indicate?

DSC SAFETY ALERT INDICATES THAT THE CALLING STATION HASA VERY IMPORTANT
NAVIGATIONAL OR METEOROLOGICAL WARNING TO TRANSMIT

(d) You have received an Urgency call and not followed by message. What is

your action?

THE VESSEL SHOULD KEEP A LISTENING WATCH FOR SOME TIME. IF NIL HEARD
INFORM NEAREST CRS AÑD RESUME NORMAL wORKING
 3. (a) Your Inmarsat Fleet 77 is set to o c e a n region AOR-Band CES Southbury. s t a t e t h e

via
operational procedure you would adopt to ask for medical advice by telephone
Goonhilly CES

SELECT TELEPHONE MODEILIFT HAND SET

SELECT LES GOONHILLY
SELECT TWO DIGIT SPECIAL CODE ( 32)
PRESS # KEY (TO INITIATE CALL)
Wait for medical centre reply and take medical advice.

(b) What steps will you take to ensure that your vessel will be capable of receiving replies t
the medical advice requested above, even if engaged in some other routine
communication?

No step to be taken ,as urgency will overide lower priority

(prioritization) in fleet-77

4 Write down the signals to be used in Radio Telephony in the following circumstances
(1) Man overboard:MAYDAY
(2) By a station not in distress, nor controling distress traffic to impose silence :
SEELONCE DISTRESS
(3) By a ship require medical advice: PAN PAN
(4) By a controlling station to announce that the distress traffic has ceased: SEELONCE
FEENEE
(5) By a coast station to transmit storm warning: SECURITE
(6) Repositioning of an oil rig: SECURITE

5. Your ship Sabarmati / ATJU IMN 432459789 is sinking in extreme weather conditions in
posn 36 28N 163 45E.Write down the distress message you will send to MRCC using
your Inmarsat C terminal.(Assume all necessary details)

MAYDAY
SABARMATI IATJU/432459789
POSN 36 DEG 28 MIN N 163 DEG 45 MINE
SINKING
REQUEST IMMEDIATE-ASSISTANCE
HEAVY WEATHER

NNNN
 ANSERSB-5

1. Your vessel Chennai Pride /PYCM presently in posn 18 27 N 088 44E towing a large Barge to
Cochin port, your course 095 degs and speed 10 kts.
(a) What type of signal will you transmit?

ON 2187.5 kHz

SEND MF DSC SAFETY ALERT TO ALL STA TION ON 2187.5 KHZ

(b) What is the telephony call format?

ON2182 kHz
SECURITE x 3
ALL STATIONSx 3
THIS IS
CHENNAI PRIDE x 3 /PYCM

(c) What is the telephony Message format?

SECURITTE
M.V.CHENNAI PRIDEI PYCM
TOWING AN OIL BARGE TO COCHIN PORT
PRESENT POSN 18 DEG 27 MIN N 088 DEG 44 MIN E AT 1000 UTC
cOURSE 095 DEGS SPEED 10 KTS
MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP CLEAR

MASTER
OUT

2 Your ship World Prince/TNMP MMSI 419563000 in posn 01 22N 023 00E. There is a huge fire in
engine ROOM. 1 crew has a severe burn INJURY
Take action.
(a) State the initial procedure to be made using FLEET 7.

PRESS AND HOLI THE R DISTRESS BUTTON FOR 5 SECONDS

PRESS# KEY TO INITIATE THE CALL
WHEN CONNECTED TO RCC, SEND THE MESSAGE

(b) Write down the message you would transmit using FLEET 77.

MAYDAY
WORLD PRINCE/ TNMP
POSN 01 DEG 22 MINN 023 DEG 00 MIN E
HUGE FIRE IN ENGINE ROOM
REQUEST,IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
1 CREW ITH SEVERE BURN INJURY

OVER
3. You have received SAR warning on EGC which shows vessel Praveena/VWDE MMSI No
419234560 is in distress and fighting fire. Your vessel Gandhar/ATXY MMSI No 419675230 is
having 4 fire pumps. Distress vessel is 40 NM off from your position 23 45N 123 45E. Your speed
13 Kts.

a) How would you inform RCC about above?

b) Master wants you to proceed for help. Take action using all -details above.
 Ans a) ON SAT-C
PREPARE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
GO TO TRANSMIT MESSAGE AND SAVE IT

SEND
WHICH EGC RECEIVED.
TO RCC ON DISTRESS PRIORITY VIA SAME LES THROUGH

b) ON RIT 2182KHZ
MAYDAY
PRAVEENA /VWDE X3
THIS IS
GANDHAR/ATXY X 3
POSN 23 23 45N 123 45E APPROX 40
MILES FROM YOU.
PROCEEDING FOR
HRS. ASSISTANCE WITH 4 FIRE PUMPS. SPD 13KTS. ETA 03

OVER
4. Your vesel Pallava PearllATDD in posn 32 00S 087 30E. You have observed 12 blips on the
RADAR. In that direction of
bearing you have seen a life raft.
(a) State your initial action.

SEND DSC DISTRESS RELAY ALERT TO ALL

STATIONS ON 2187.5 kHz

(b) What further action you will take if your master wants to inform all in your
ships qicinity?
ON 2182 kHz
MAYDAY RELAYx 3
ALL STATIONS x 3
THIS IS
PALLAVA PEARL X 3/
ATDD
MA YDAY
UNKNOWN VESSEL
POSN 32 DEG02 MIN S 087 DEG 25 MIN E
SART SIGNALS ON RADAR
REQUEST IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
SIGHTEA LIFE RAFT

M.V.PALLAVA PEARLUATO
PROCEEDING FOR RESCUE, ETA 30 MINS
OVER

5. Your vessel Chennai VeeramWSD in

posn 100 miles NE of Dolphin Nose
with an unknown vessel and is on fire. You
are about to abandon
light house collided
to send the your ship. Master advises you
appropriate message and obtain help.
(a) State the procedure to be followed
using SAT-B Telephone.
LIFT THE HANDSET
PRESS RED DIS TRESS BUTTON FOR 6 SECS
PRESS THE # KEY
WHEN Rcc ONLINE, SPEAK OUT THE
MESSAGE

(b) Write down the

message to be sent using SAT-B
MAYDAY

CHENNAI VEERAM/ vwSD/ SAT-B ID 341941 200

POSN 100 NM NE OF DOLPHIN NOSE LIGHT
HOUSE
cOLLIDED WITH UNKNOWN VESSEL AND ON FIRE
SHIP-SHORTEHN2IFE BOATS
VISIBILTY POOR REQUEST IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
ABANDONING

CVER
 ANSWERS B-6

1. Your GMDSS vessel Black Cloud/GBRR is bound for Gibraltar and in position 175 miles
west of Agadir. The master informs you that vessel lost propeller and requires tow.
(a) State the initial action you will take using MF frequency

SEND MF DSC URGENCY ALERT TO ALL STATION ON 2187.5 kHz

(b) Write down the signals & message that would.

ON 2182 KHZ
PAN PAN x 3
ALL STATIONS x 3

THIS IS
M.V. BLACK CLOUD x 3 / GBRR

M.V. BLACK CLOUD/ GBRR

WEST OF AGADIR@ 1000 UTC
LOST PROPELLERIN POSN 175 MILES
PORT
REQUEST IMMEDIATE TOW TO THE NEAREST

MASTER
OVER

020.20W.You have sighted a

2. Your GMDSS vessel Pearl Pet/PPRE is in posn 32.30N
helicopter crash landing 3 nm NNE of your position.
VHF
(a) State the initial action you would take using
SEND MF DSC DISTRESS RELAY ALERT TO ALL STATIONs ON CH 70

Write down the signals & message that would follow

(b)
MAYDAY RELAY x 3
3
ALL STATIONS x
THIS IS
M.V.PEARL PET/ PPRE

MAYDAY
UNKNOVWN AIRCRAFT
20 MIN W
POSN 3 NM NNE OF 32 DEG 30 MIN N 020 DEG
CRASH LANDING
REQUEST IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
WEATHER ROUGH SEAS

M.V.PEARL PET/ PPRE

PROCEEDING/ETA 30 MINS
OVER

&-6d
 3. What radiotelephone signal should precede the following type of messages
(a) Vessel grounded shallow waters PAN PAN
(b) Oil Rig movement SECURITE
(c) Man Overboard: MAYDAY
(d) Vessel overdue PAN PAN
(e) Request for medical advice: PAN PAN
(9 Helicopter sighted crash landing in the sea: MAYDAY RELAY

4. You are on a GMOSS vessel jag Ladki/ ATXX which is in position 27.00S 032.00E
approximately 200nm East of Durban. You observe 12 blips on the Radar. At 8 nm
range ENE of the above position you had seen a life raft.
(a) State the initial action you will take and on which frequency.

SENDMF DSC DISTRESS RELAY ALERT TO ALL STATIONS ON 2187.5 kHz

(6) Write down.the call and message you will send and on which frequency?

CALL ON 2182 kHz

MAYDAY RELAY x 3
ALL STATIONSx 3
THIS IS
M.V.JAG LADKI x 3/ATXX

MESSAGE ON 2182 kHz

MAYDAY
UNKNOWN VESSEL
POSITION 8 NM ENE OFF 27 DEG 00 MIN S 032 DEG 00 E
SART SIGNALS
REQUEST IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE.
SIGHTED LIFE RAFT

M.V.JAG LADKII ATXX

PROCEEDING FOR ASSISTANCE, ETA 30 MINS
OVER

5. (a) Which MF DSC frequency will you use to call Singapore Radio? 2189.5 kHz
(b) On which frequency you will call another vessel? 2177 kHz
(c) What action will you take on receipt of an Urgency/Safety alert? SET WATCH ON
ASSOCIATED RT FREQ AND LISTEN FOR MESSAGE
(d) State the first step you would take to make a telephone call using Inmarsat-C
TELEPHONE FACILITYIS OT AVAILABLE ON SAT C
(e) When is the term PRUDONCE used?: USED BY CONTROLLING STATION TO
ANNOUNCE RESTRICTED WORKING MAY BE RESUMED.
DISTRESS STILL IN
FORCE

B2
 ANSWERS B-7

/ IMN 375412411 in posn

1. Your ship MV Vishwa Ahuti / WOQ
starboard. heavy swell is being
A
55 23N 019 36w.
The vessel is on fire and
listing heavily to experienced and you
require immediate
Write down the procedure and message you will send by SAT-B telex assistance
PROCEDURE
go on line
Press red distress button for 6 seconds
When RCC responds either type on line or send through DMG.
MESSAGE:

MAYDAY
VISHVA AHUTI/ VWQQ
55 DG 23 MIN N POSN 019 DEG 36 MIN
w
VESSEL ON FIRE AND LISTING HEAVILY
TO STARB0ARD
REQUEST IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE
ROUGH SEAS AND HEAVY SWELL
NNNN
2. Having received a Distress Alert on VHF DSC Ch 70 what action will
1. In Area A-3 you take if you are:

LOG AND INFORM MASTER

SET WATCH ON CH 16
ACKNOwLEDGE BY VOICE
IF NO VOICE CONTACT, NO
RELAY ALERT BY MOST APPROPRIATE
DIS TRESS
TRAFFIC HEARD
MEANS
IF ALERT REPEATS,
ACKNOWLEDGE BY DSC

2. In Area A-1

LOG AND INFORM MASTER

SET WATCH ON CH 16
WAIT FOR 5 MINUTES FOR CRS TO ACKNOWLEDGE
ACKNOwLEDGE BY VOICE
IF NO CRS ACK., NO VOICE CONTACT, NO DISTRESS
TRAFFIC HEARD
RELAY ALERT BY MOST APPROPRIATE MEANS

3. You are on board Mv Delhi/ ATND in sea area A-3. You have sighted a 40 foot
long container floating in posn 10 00 N O076 00E that is dangerous to Navigation. Master has authorized to
warn the shipping using MF band
(a) Stale your initial action.

SEND MF DSC SAFETY ALERT T0 ALL SHIPs ON 2187.5 kHz

(b) Frequency that will be used for (a) above

2187.5 kHz

(c) State in full the radio telephony procedure that shall be followed (llustrate your answer using
examples).

CALL &MESSAGE ON 2182 KHZ

SECURITE x 3
ALL STATIONS x 3
THIS IS
M.V.DELHI x 3/ATOD

B-71
 SECURITE
M.V. DELHIWATDD
SGHTEDA 40 FOOT LONG CONTAINER FLOATING IN POSITION 10 DEG 00 MIN N 076 DEG 00 MIN
EAT1000 UTC. DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION. MARINERS To EXERCISE
CAUITO
MASTER
OUT
TOu are on board MONIKA/BEAT in posn 00 45 N 087 30E. You have sighted a vessel explode. But no
radio signals from that vessel.
You are in Sea Area A2. Master has authorized you to take appropiaie
(a) State the initial action you will take. dou

SEND MF DSC DISTRESS RELAY ALERT TO ALL STATIONS ON 2187.5 kHz

(b) Write in full the subsequent call and message you will transmit.

CALL ON 2182 KHz_ MAYDAY RELAY x 3

ALL STATIONSx 3
THIS IS
M.V. MONICA x 3 / BEAT

MESSAGE ON 2182 khZ MA YDAY

UNKNOWN VESSEL
POSN 00 DEG 43 MINN 086 DEG 30 MIN E
EXPLOSION ONBOARD
REQUEST IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE

M. V.MONICA /BEATT
PROCEEDING FOR ASSISTANCE, ETA 30 MINS

(c) State the frequency you will for (a) & (5)
use
above.
2187.5 kHz 2182 kHz

3. Your Vessel SonialATTA is sinking rapidly in rough seas sailing in Sea Area A1. Assume any coordinates for
your position.
(a) State the initial action you will take.

SEND VHF DSC DISTRESS ALERT ON CH 70

(b) State the frequency for (a).above. 156.525 MHz

(c) State in full the radio telephony signals and message that follow after your initial action
MAYDAY x3
THIS S
SONIA x 3/ATTA

MA YDAY
SONIA/ATTA
POSITION 23 DEG 45 IN N 018 DEG 12 MIN E
SINKING RAPIDLY
REQUEST IMMEDIATE ASSIS TANCE
23 PERSONS ONBOARD
(d) In the unlikely event of your inability to use the Radio Station which equipment could possibly be used?
EPIRB&SART